Mergers & Acquisitions

Porter Wright Enters Chicago Market with Acquisition of Butler Rubin

Porter Wright Enters Chicago Market with Acquisition of Butler Rubin Full-service law firm expands Midwestern footprint with opening of eighth office PR Newswire COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 31, 2019 COLUMBUS, Ohio , Jan. 31, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Nationally recognized law firm, Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP , announced today that effective February 1, 2019 , it has entered into a merger with Butler Rubin Saltarelli & Boyd LLP , a boutique litigation law firm based in Chicago […]

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Viacom (VIAB) to Post Q1 Earnings: Disappointment in Store?

Viacom VIAB is slated to report first-quarter fiscal 2019 results on Feb 5. Notably, Viacom beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in all of the trailing four quarters, the average positive earnings surprise being 9.5%. In the last reported quarter, the company’s earnings of 99 cents per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4 cents and increased 29% year over year. […]

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Tractor Supply (TSCO) Tanks Despite Q4 Earnings & Sales Beat

Tractor Supply Company TSCO has delivered impressive results in fourth-quarter 2018, wherein both earnings and sales surpassed estimates and improved year over year. Further, management provided sales and earnings outlook for 2019. Despite top and bottom-line beats in the fourth quarter, shares of the company declined 3.5% in the pre-market trading session. […]

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Strong Top-Line Momentum to Aid Chipotle’s (CMG) Q4 Earnings

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. CMG is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2018 results on Feb 6, after the market closes. The company’s increased focus on augmenting customer experience by introducing food-safety programs, various sales-building initiatives and greater digital innovation is expected to have resulted in revenue growth in the fourth quarter […]

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Gentex (GNTX) Earnings Miss Estimates in Q4, Shares Down

Shares of Gentex Corporation GNTX have plunged roughly 3.4% in a day’s trading, following the fourth-quarter 2018 earnings release. In the reported quarter, the company’s earnings per share were 41 cents, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 43 cents. In the year-ago quarter, the company’s bottom-line figure was 46 cents. […]

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Oshkosh (OSK) Surpasses Q1 Earnings & Revenue Estimates

Shares of Oshkosh Corporation OSK have gained roughly 2.6% in a day’s trading, following the first-quarter fiscal 2019 (Dec 31, 2018) earnings release. During the quarter under review, the company recorded adjusted earnings of $1.61 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 94 cents. In the year-ago quarter, adjusted earnings were 84 cents […]

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Meritage Homes (MTH) Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates, Up Y/Y

Meritage Homes Corporation MTH reported fourth-quarter 2018 results, wherein both earnings and revenues surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Adjusted earnings of $1.91 per share surpassed the consensus mark of $1.51 by 20.5%. Notably, the reported figure also increased 120% on a year-over-year basis. […]

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Can Boston Scientific (BSX) Q4 Earnings Fuel Overall Growth?

Boston Scientific Corporation BSX is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2018 results, before the opening bell on Feb 6. In the last reported quarter, the company’s earnings per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.94%. Moreover, it delivered positive earnings surprises in three of the trailing four reported quarters, the average beat being 7.5% […]

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Sprint (S) Misses Q3 Earnings Estimate Despite Higher Revenues

Sprint Corporation S reported mixed third-quarter fiscal 2018 financial results, wherein the top line surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate, while the bottom line missed the same. The company reported 12th consecutive quarter of operating income growth on a year-over-year basis and the highest fiscal third quarter adjusted EBITDA in 12 years. Net Income Quarterly net loss came in at $141 million or loss of 3 cents per share against a net income of $7,162 million or $1.76 per share in the year-ago quarter. […]